2012 Business Model Finance Operations 
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 12, 2017
On April 23, 2012, Adobe Inc. Adobe’s radical transformation from a product-based business model to a service-based one raised eyebrows in the industry, with many software vendors now wondering how radically they should approach the SaaS model. compared to new product launches with the SaaS model.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 21, 2015
The costly and complex operations of transporting energy have made utilities natural monopolies, while regulatory barriers and the high fixed costs of building and maintaining regional electrical grid infrastructure have also kept much competition at bay. from 2012 through 2014. This story of disruption should feel familiar.
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Harvard Business Review
JUNE 3, 2014
Over the past few years, business school administrators — like other university officials — have been losing sleep over Massive Open Online Courses (or MOOCs), worrying that these low-cost digital alternatives will cannibalize their business model. This includes a demographic survey with over 65,000 responses.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
Many companies are taking advantage of this opportunity to steer emerging African economies toward a mobile-driven, cashless (or cash lite) future by introducing a slew of new products, services, and business models. More people have mobile money accounts than bank accounts in at least nine African countries, up from four in 2012.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 6, 2014
In hindsight, this thinking turned out to be far less important than what we learned about leadership, control, and trust, which ultimately were reflected in how each of the businesses was created, capitalized, and staffed. By mid-2004, however, the operation was mired in conflict over control and differences in management style.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
In a 2012 poll of 1,600 sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) experts, 81% saw activists as central to further progress in the environmental agenda. But activism isn't just the prerogative of NGOs, as business leaders begin to pursue agendas that go far beyond commercial lobbying. Breakthrough Finance.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 2, 2012
As we have seen with the recent speed bumps at highfliers like Groupon and Zynga, taking "lean startups" from foundation to creating sustainable, scalable, profitable business models is a very rare and special task. Scaling Lesson 1: Focus On Finding A Great Business Model. Magical, really.
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